Vocabulary I
Vocabulary II
Reading Notes I
Reading Notes II
Reading Notes III
Quotations
Identification
100

changes

alters (v.)

100

trickery

guile (n.)

100

a member of the church clergy who has authority over a group of local churches

bishop

100

someone who lives in the forest

forester

100

middle-class man who freely owns and farms land

yeoman

100

"...the way to find contentment and security for the country was by justice and not by cruelty."

William Fitzooth thought this about England. There is ongoing anger and hatred between the Normans and the Saxons.

100

Much the Miller was killed by...

Worman

200

burdened

downtrodden (n.)

200

treasure chests

coffers (n.)

200

county in England where Sherwood Forest is located and where many of Robin's adventures happen

Nottinghamshire

200

Robin's truest and most faithful friend

Little John

200

rightful king of England who is often away fighting crusades

King Richard I

200

"Let me come with you and serve your noble master too. I know I am but twelve years old - but sorrow brings us quickly to manhood..."

Much the Miller's son said this to Will Scarlet. He is speaking of serving Robin Hood since his father has been killed.

200

Will Scarlet thinks Much's death is strange because he was shot with an arrow from...

Locksley Hall

300

pierced

transfixed (v.)

300

disloyalty

treason (n.)

300

Earl Robert Fitzooth's manor

Locksley Hall

300

long pole with an iron tip that is used as a weapon

quarter-staff

300

a villain and moral enemy of Robin Hood's 

Guy of Gisborne

300

"As for my sword, I deliver it up to John and his officers - thus!"

Robin Hood said this to Guy of Gisborne. He delivered the sword by knocking out Sir Guy and escaping.

300

Who stops Robert and Marian's wedding?

Guy of Gisborne

400

disrespectful

insolent (adj.)

400

deer meat

venison (n.)

400

a club or short thick stick used as a weapon

cudgel

400

a man who is head of a monastery

abbot

400

Richard's evil brother who rules in his place when he is away at war

Prince John

400

"...while I go freely, I shall return willingly."

Marian said this to her father, Lord Fitzwalter. She wants to be with Robin in the Greenwood, and if she is not allowed to go freely, she will sneak out of Arlingford Castle and never return.

400

What does Robin Hood use to call his men to him?

a horn

500

servants

retainers (n.)

500

accurate

apt (adj.)

500

a monastery ruled by an abbot; where monks live

abbey

500

a religious pilgrim who carries a palm as a token of his visit to the Holy Land

palmer

500

a type of monk who vows to own no possessions and live by begging

friar
500

"Men of Sherwood! Freemen of England! Save this innocent man from death!"

Robin Hood said this to the disguised merry men in the crowd. The "innocent man" is Will Scarlet, and Robin said this while standing on the gallows. Afterwards, Robin shoots the Sherriff in the hat and escaped with Will Scarlet and the merry men.

500

What disguise does Robin Hood wear to rescue Will Scarlet from the gallows?

palmer

600

favor

boon (n.)

600

commands

dictates (n.)

600

a wooden structure on which a criminal is executed by hanging

gallows

600

road running between London and York where Robin and his men would lie in wait to rob rich travelers

Great North Road

600

home of Lord Fitzwalter and Marian

Arlingford Castle

600

"I must acknowledge myself beaten; you're a fine fellow, and a good hitter."

Robin Hood said this to John Little after John Little defeated Robin in a battle on the bridge.

600

What weapon do Little John and Robin Hood fight with on the bridge?

quarter-staff
700

perfect example

paragon (n.)

700

skilled

proficient (adj.)

700

a servant in the lowest feudal class who works under a lord in return for protection and land to farm

serf

700

a man who has taken religious vows and withdrawn from the world to live in a monastery

monk

700

where Robin and his followers live after being forced from Locksley Hall

Sherwood Forest

700

"We'll turn him back to front and name him Little John now and forever. Long live Little John!"

Will Scarlet said this to the merry men. Little John's original name was John Little, and they celebrate by feasting.

700

Brother Michael is banished from the Abbey of Fountains because he is on the side of...

Robin Hood

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